Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| Postcolonial biblical interpretation in the context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo : selected texts from Joshua 1-12 | |
| Bwalya;Laishi | |
| 出版年 | 2010 |
| 英文摘要 | The present research has been aimed at investigating how imperialism and colonialism are located both in the biblical text (cf. Joshua 1-12) and in present day interpretive postcolonial contexts such as that of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An investigation was made of the unequal power dynamics at play between the Israelites who are depicted as mercilessly conquering the indigenous peoples of Canaan in the name of the deity, and the Canaanites. How were/ are such power dynamics played out in the Katangese, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s context in the relations between the then colonizers, that is, the Belgians as well as the neo-colonial African rulers and the Congolese peoples? It is argued that the Belgians assumed the role akin to that of the Israelite invaders as they mercilessly invaded the “promised land”, that is, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ending with the brutal extermination of African peoples justified on biblical precedents. A conclusion is made that within the context of postcolonial biblical interpretation, the conquest narrative of Joshua 1-12 is one of the most traumatic stories in which violence is committed by one nation on another in the name of the deity. Postcolonial biblical criticism was found to be an appropriate approach in assisting the researcher to navigate through violent biblical texts with a view to coming up with a transformative reading of the texts in the (Katangese) context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies D. Litt. et Phil. (Biblical Studies) |
| 英文关键词 | Postcolonial Biblical interpretation Colonialism Imperialism Conquest narratives Land grab Rhetoric of violence Exploitation Gender issues Human Rights Dehumanization Katanga 222.2066 Bible Bible Bible -- Use -- History Christianity and politics -- History Colonization -- Religious aspects Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Religion |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4903 |
| 资源类型 | 学位论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/244805 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bwalya;Laishi. Postcolonial biblical interpretation in the context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo : selected texts from Joshua 1-12[D],2010. |
| 条目包含的文件 | 条目无相关文件。 | |||||
| 个性服务 |
| 推荐该条目 |
| 保存到收藏夹 |
| 导出为Endnote文件 |
| 谷歌学术 |
| 谷歌学术中相似的文章 |
| [Bwalya;Laishi]的文章 |
| 百度学术 |
| 百度学术中相似的文章 |
| [Bwalya;Laishi]的文章 |
| 必应学术 |
| 必应学术中相似的文章 |
| [Bwalya;Laishi]的文章 |
| 相关权益政策 |
| 暂无数据 |
| 收藏/分享 |
除非特别说明，本系统中所有内容都受版权保护，并保留所有权利。
